DNA damage in stem cells

I Vitale, G Manic, R De Maria, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Both embryonic and adult stem cells are endowed with a superior capacity to prevent the
accumulation of genetic lesions, repair them, or avoid their propagation to daughter cells …

Conserved chromosomal functions of RNA interference

MJ Gutbrod, RA Martienssen - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
RNA interference (RNAi), a cellular process through which small RNAs target and regulate
complementary RNA transcripts, has well-characterized roles in post-transcriptional gene …

Noncanonical functions of micro RNA pathway enzymes–Drosha, DGCR 8, Dicer and Ago proteins

SK Pong, M Gullerova - FEBS letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Micro RNA s (miRNAs) are small regulatory noncoding RNA s that are generated in the
canonical RNA interference (RNA i) pathway. Drosha, DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8 …

ETMR: a tumor entity in its infancy

S Lambo, K von Hoff, A Korshunov, SM Pfister… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Embryonal tumor with Multilayered Rosettes (ETMR) is a relatively rare but typically
deadly type of brain tumor that occurs mostly in infants. Since the discovery of the …

DICER: structure, function, and regulation

CA Vergani-Junior, G Tonon-da-Silva, MD Inan… - Biophysical …, 2021 - Springer
Regulation of gene expression by small non-coding RNAs, such as miRNAs and siRNAs, is
an inherent part of complex biological processes that allow function and survival of …

miRNAs as influencers of cell–cell communication in tumor microenvironment

I Conti, G Varano, C Simioni, I Laface, D Milani… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
microRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the
posttranscriptional level, inducing the degradation of the target mRNA or translational …

Nuclear phosphorylated Dicer processes double-stranded RNA in response to DNA damage

K Burger, M Schlackow, M Potts, S Hester… - Journal of Cell …, 2017 - rupress.org
The endoribonuclease Dicer is a key component of the human RNA interference pathway
and is known for its role in cytoplasmic microRNA production. Recent findings suggest that …

Pharmacological boost of DNA damage response and repair by enhanced biogenesis of DNA damage response RNAs

U Gioia, S Francia, M Cabrini, S Brambillasca… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
A novel class of small non-coding RNAs called DNA damage response RNAs (DDRNAs)
generated at DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in a DROSHA-and DICER-dependent …

[HTML][HTML] Dicer deficiency differentially impacts microglia of the developing and adult brain

D Varol, A Mildner, T Blank, A Shemer, N Barashi… - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
Microglia seed the embryonic neuro-epithelium, expand and actively sculpt neuronal circuits
in the developing central nervous system, but eventually adopt relative quiescence and …

The phosphorylated form of the histone H2AX (γH2AX) in the brain from embryonic life to old age

A Merighi, N Gionchiglia, A Granato, L Lossi - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The γ phosphorylated form of the histone H2AX (γH2AX) was described more than 40 years
ago and it was demonstrated that phosphorylation of H2AX was one of the first cellular …